The second annual Communicating Science Symposium at Wellesley College
will be held on Saturday, April 9. The symposium is free (with
breakfast and lunch included!), and the topic this year is:
Technological Solutions to Climate Change.
This is a wonderful opportunity to hear and participate in discussion on
how science and technology are communicated to the public and to policy
makers, and issues surrounding this. How do we ensure effective
communication of science & technology between academics, the media,
policymakers, and the public? Who is responsible for ensuring the
accurate transmission of science to the public?
* Register for free online at:
https://sites.google.com/site/wellesleycommsci/home/about *
* Keynote Speaker: Mathew Nisbet * - An expert in the area of framing
science for policy-making and the public.
http://scienceblogs.com/framing-science
Other speakers include: Vernon Asper, Wendy Hessler, Kate Plourd,
Marcelo Marcena, Greg Watson, Tim Heidel, Dr. Michael Golay, and
Vladimir Bulovic.
Event presented by Wellesley Energy and Environmental Defense [WEED]
*The schedule:*
8:00 am Breakfast and registration
9:00 am Start time
9:15 am Introductory remarks by Kim Bottomly (President of
Wellesley College)
9:30-11:00 Keynote speaker: Matthew Nisbet (Professor of Communications)
11:15-12:45 Panel 1 on Alternative Energies Featuring:
Greg Watson: Senior Advisor for Clean Energy
Technology
Tim Heidel: Research Director for MIT's
"Future of the Electric Grid Study"
Michael Golay: Professor of nuclear science
and engineering
Vladimir Bulovic: Professor of engineering and
nanotechnology
12:45-1:30 Lunch
1:30-3:00 Workshops
3:15-4:45 Panel 2 on Communicating Science Featuring:
Vernon Asper: Professor of ocean and marine
science
Wendy Hessler: Science writer at Environmental
Health Services
Kate Plourd: Communications Manager of MA
Clean Energy Center
Marcelo Mena: Air Quality Manager of CONAMA of
Chile
4:45-5:00 Closing
